Annual Costume Swap Oct 16-17
The League of Chicago Theatres, Conscious Costume, and the Chicago Green Theatre Alliance, are teaming up with Raven Theatre on October 16 + 17 for another round of fun, free costumes, fabulous friends, and freeing your household AND theatre textiles. This is one of the BEST Chicago theatre sustainability resources and a great way for everyone to have an Eco Friendly Halloween!
📅 OCTOBER 16 + 17 – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
📍Raven Theatre – 6157 N Clark St.
This year, PRIDE Chicago will be providing a photo booth in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month so you can play dress up at the event and capture all the memories. PLUS Gilty Pig food truck will be joining us so you can grab a snack while you browse.
As always, we ask that you only bring items that we accept for this epic event. We do our best to ensure that this event is zero waste, check our FAQ page for information on how we redistribute materials after the swap.
ACCEPTED
✔️ Clothing
✔️ Costumes, Shoes
✔️ Hats, Accessories
✔️ Winter Warming Items (jackets, gloves, scarves, etc)
✔️ Household Textiles (towels, sheets, blankets, etc)
✔️ fabric pieces greater than 1 yd.
NOT ACCEPTED
❌ fabric scraps
❌ non-costume props
Sign-up to volunteer for the Textile Drive HERE! All are welcome to attend, everything is free for the taking but we appreciate donations to help us keep running this event and buy snacks for our wonderful volunteers who make this possible!
For large donations, please fill out this FORM, to check if accepted and schedule a drop off. There is a parking lot connected to the Raven Theatre building for drop-off. Stay connected with updates on our Facebook Page HERE & Follow us on Instagram HERE.
Together, we can make a lasting impact while fostering a stronger, greener theatre community one garment at a time.
I'm volunteering here on Saturday afternoon, if anyone wants to say hi!